Marbles shoved into the nose. I remember my neighbour’s sons inserting a small cotton wick into his nose out of curiosity . The cotton wick absorbed the mucus and bloated in size making it difficult to breathe. They had to rush to the doctor.

Good take on the prompt. It’s a bit like the joke about why the chicken crossed the road, your story. And it is about that trait of humans that sets us apart from animals: curiosity. How many stories have there been penned about human curiosity? It’s good as a theme to start off a story. I enjoyed this as it’s given me something to be curious about. 🙂

Dear Victoria, Great story! My oldest son shoved Barney Flinstone chewable vitamins up his nose. They (the ER) had to tie him to a board and squeezed shut the clear nostril, then blew very hard in his mouth. That popped the vitamin right out. He didn’t do that again. I love, love your story! Thanks, Nan 🙂

Ah the memories this brings. My youngest son had a penchant for ramming things up his nose and in his ears. I once had to take him to the doctor to have a bean removed from his ear. The doctor who happened to be my first cousin laughed through the whole procedure.
Cute story.